{"id":4316,"date":"2013-04-30T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2013-04-30T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T13:05:07","slug":"the-best-of-friends-can-be-lovers-by-vickey-simmons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=4316","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Friends Can Be Lovers by Vickey Simmons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AF57ETA\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00AF57ETA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sistontheshel-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4318\" alt=\"bestofloverscanbefriends\" src=\"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bestofloverscanbefriends-230x360.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a>Publisher\/Date:<\/b>\u00a0 Vickey L. Simmons; Nov. 2012<br \/>\n<b>Genre:<\/b>\u00a0 Romance<br \/>\n<b>Pages:<\/b>\u00a0 57<\/p>\n<p><b><p><strong class=\"rating\">Rating:<\/strong>&nbsp;<img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"3.5\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"3.5\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/star.png\" alt=\"&#9733;\" title=\"3.5\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/half_star.png\" alt=\"&frac12;\" title=\"3.5\/5\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/xavins-review-ratings\/default\/blank_star.png\" alt=\"&#9734;\" title=\"3.5\/5\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cIt\u2019s funny how at a time when I thought that I didn\u2019t want to be close to anyone, she was the one person to help me realize that I didn\u2019t want to be alone.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ladies, isn\u2019t that how we all feel when we\u2019ve met <i>the one<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p>Except in Mahogany\u2019s case, where Saun is \u201cthe one,\u201d it\u2019s the age old lesbian-question of, \u201cCan I cross the line with my bestie \u2013 and not have it be awkward?\u201d The answer is not so simple in <b><i>THE BEST OF FRIENDS CAN BE LOVERS<\/i><\/b>, the e-book from Vickey Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship between Mahogany and Saun starts in a work-related orientation, the pair clicking immediately. They could talk about anything, and Mahogany, with a fianc\u00e9, wasn\u2019t turned off by Saun\u2019s lesbian lover. In fact, they regularly discussed their love lives, which is how they knew exactly what they were missing.<\/p>\n<p>When Mahogany\u2019s relationship disintegrates, it ends up bringing the co-workers closer. Somehow the lines blur, and Mahogany finally allows her mind to wander to that place with Saun. Her mixed emotions eventually come to a head, and she finally begins to see forest \u2013 and the trees.<\/p>\n<p>Saun, meanwhile, patiently stays true to her and Mahogany\u2019s friendship, which she cherishes more than she lets on. She\u2019s always been there for Mahogany. Will her loyalty be rewarded?<\/p>\n<p><i>The Best of Friends Can Be Lovers<\/i> is a pleasurable, swiftly-moving novel that moves a just the right pace. You see Mahogany really contemplating her decisions, and being a grown woman sure about what she wants. Though Simmons\u2019 book could end here, I could see this not being the end of Mahogany and Saun\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reviewed April 2013<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 Vickey L. Simmons; Nov. 2012 Genre:\u00a0 Romance Pages:\u00a0 57 \u201cIt\u2019s funny how at a time when I thought that I didn\u2019t want to be close to anyone, she was the one person to help me realize that I didn\u2019t want to be alone.\u201d Ladies, isn\u2019t that how we all feel when we\u2019ve met the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[39,210,304,401,524],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}